I'm currently doing some research for an article on CP's North
Toronto Station. In September 1931, CP displayed the new Ontario
Dental Car to the public at NTS. The car was to provide adequate
dental care in remote communities along the line. The car was donated
by CP to the Ontario government but the dental facilities were
donated by the Rosedale Chapter of the I.O.D.E.
Two questions:
1. Is this the same dental car now on display at the Smiths Falls
Railway Museum?
2. What is the I.O.D.E.?
In a bizarre coincidence, I first came to Toronto with my parents in
April 1966 as a teenager. We stayed at the Royal York and I went
across the street to Union Station and then walked into the John
Street coach yard to take some pictures. The first shot I took was of
CP Dental car #69. Is this the same car mentioned above?
Thanks as always for the informed feedback I get on this list.
Derek Boles
